Nominative Determinism

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Nominative determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names. The term was first used in the magazine New Scientist in 1994, after the magazine's humorous "Feedback" column noted several studies carried out by researchers with remarkably fitting surnames. These included a book on polar explorations by Daniel Snowman and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon. These and other examples led to light-hearted speculation that some sort of psychological effect was at work.

This is a community for posting real-world examples of names that by coincidence are funny in context. A link to the article or site is preferable, as well as a screenshot of the funny name if it's not in the headline. Try not to repost, and keep it fun!

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Found on the Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't video titled Using Native Plants as Infrastructure on YouTube.

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The "ma" in Arima means "horse" (馬)

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Came across a post on /c/Wikipedia

edit: Wikipedia link.

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Ian Gregory Bishop (born 13 November 1962) is a British Anglican bishop. Since September 2023, he has been Bishop of Thetford, a suffragan bishop in the Church of England's Diocese of Norwich.

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The last name of the German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs is "Reiche", which literally is German for "the rich one".

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Dr. I. Ball (lemmy.today)
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You guys will never be able to guess what Dr. I. Ball does for a living.

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cross-posted from: https://leminal.space/post/23122926

Gringos out here wilin'

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